Contest Updated

Hey writers! I know that writing and publishing can be confusing. Not only do you have to hone your writing craft in today’s market, you’ve also got to become savvy about the business end of things. I’d love to answer any questions you have. Please remember, anything you send can be featured on the site.

mary@kidlit.com

Just a note: I will only answer general questions about the craft of writing, agents, editors or publishing. Do not ask for feedback or critique, please. Also, please keep your questions to a reasonable length.

Ask and you shall receive. I hope. While I don’t want someone to write anything to order for me, I’d love to represent the following:

A really edgy, dark YA novel with a real voice to match…no edgy for edginess’ sake and no voices that are sarcastic just because, please

Ghosts, murders, mystery. A MG or YA with any of these three elements would be absolutely great! I like psychologically devastating ghosts, like the one in ANNA DRESSED IN BLOOD.

YA or MG set in a theatre
A picture book with a great, outside-the-box friendship hook, like HARRY AND HORSIE
A really good, edgy “issue book” like WINTERGIRLS
A dystopian YA that’s a little too close to home, like FEED
An incredible MG voice and main character, like the one in LOVE, AUBREY
A YA novel in verse

Very important: Please query me through agency channels, not with my kidlit.com email address. Thanks!

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